The planning and implementation of the Australian Defence Force's health records management system in 2009 has been found to have been 'deficient', resulting in a AU$110 million blowout of the project's original budget, according to the Australian National Audit Office.

A Fujitsu research report has highlighted that while Australian industries are using IT to achieve improved emissions management, they've stalled in the last two years and have therefore missed out on financial benefits.

Mega IT outsourcing deals spanning multiple years are no longer a fad due to business concerns over vendor lockin and lack of transparency, but multi-sourcing models are also challenging to manage and require additional resources that companies may not have.

If these numbers were reported in a corporate situation, they would be considered an absolute triumph of big data management and implementation. UPDATE: Response/corrections/clarifications from Washington Post reporter.

BYOD is here to stay, as mobile devices have become both more productive and more personal. The key to making BYOD work is to build the program to serve both sides of the employees' needs without compromise.

Spike in cyberattacks not spurring similar rise in cyberinsurance adoption worldwide due to issues of cost, trust and limited regulation, which reflect a still immature market especially in Asian region, observers note.